PL30X49A = Tronex 549A/749A Stubby Angled Medium Chainmaille Pliers

Tronex Stubby Angled Medium Chain Nose Pliers 549A/749A The short jaws give you greater control and leverage. These pliers are perfect for chainmaille assembly, opening and closing jump rings, or bending are forming wire and sheet. Tronex tools are manufactured with the highest quality right here in the USA. The pliers have outstanding precision; the sidecutters are nearly unmatched in durability and sharpness. Read further to get more details. But when you hold a Tronex tool in your hand, you will feel how remarkable they really are. * Short jaws for increased stiffness at the tips when bending wire * Tips induction hardened to 60 Rockwell C hardness * Inner jaw is smooth to minimize marring * Matte finish on metal parts to reduce glare * Cushioned handle grips for increased comfort * Dual leaf spring to cut down on hand fatigue * Made in the USA Jaw length: 0.45" Tip size: 3.8mm wide 2 Handles Available #549A = Short handle (Overall length: 4.6") #749A = Long ergonomic handle (Overall length: 5.6") Tronex Chainmaille specific pliers offer many advantages over trying to use standard pliers for working with jump rings. 1. The stubby jaws keep your hand closer to your work giving you better more control. 2. The stubby jaws allow you more leverage/gripping power with less gripping action. This will cause less marring of your rings and less stress to your hand. 3. The jaws of these pliers are designed to be parallel while holding a 16-18ga ring. Yes, you can use them on other sizes of rings, but they are optimized for 16-18ga rings. The advantage here is that when trying to hold a jump ring, your pliers are not trying to spit the ring out when gripping them like with traditional pliers do. This gives you a much better grip on the ring with less force. This reduces the marring of your rings and causes less stress to your hands and pliers. Ergonomic Handles The 7000 series Tronex pliers feature handles 4.8" long that allow freedom of hand placement. The long handle also lets you grip with all 4 fingers giving you better control and squeezing force. These ergonomic handles won't dig into palms or compress nerves and tendons thus reducing fatigue.